Re: package system: questions, suggestions, alien
|--==> "UB" == Uwe Brauer <oub(a)ucmail.ucm.es> writes:
UB> Steve Youngs writes:
>For that to work you also needed to download the
>'package-index.LATEST.pgp' (.gpg if using XEmacs 21.5) as well. And
>then you could:
UB> Ah this was it. I think this information about downloading the
UB> package-index.LATEST.pgp file in order to make an Installation from a
UB> local directory, should be included in the manual and in the FAQ where
UB> I cannot find it.
Patches to the docs would be greatly appreciated. :-)
UB> Maybe 3d party package are not meant to be controlled by pui? If
UB> so I consider this as a severe disadvantage!
>If it's any consolation, implementing support for 3rd party
packages
>is on my todo list. I'm not sure when I'll get it done, at this point
>it is just a few random thoughts floating around the dark recesses of
>my mind. :-)
UB> Would it be helpful to have a hack which just would manage 3rd party
UB> packages in .xemacs or .xemacs/xemacs-packages and then later try to
UB> merge it into the 'main' package tool?
It could be. But 3rd party packages should go into:
$prefix/lib/xemacs/site-packages/
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